Transition Drill

Episode 8 - John Richardson is an honorably discharged Marine Corps veteran with three deployments to Iraq. He was a Deputy with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department from 2007 to 2019, the last 9 years as assistant team leader on their SWAT team. He was medically retired after two neck injuries. He is now as a security consultant for a company that must remain nameless. He manages the armed secu...

Episode 7 - Michael Chandler spent almost 7 years in the Marine Corps, achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant before his separation. While on active duty, he served as an MP and in various information security and computer programing positions. He ended his enlistment assigned to Headquarters Marine Corps as a mainframe programmer assigned to support Manpower and the Commandants office. His transiti...

years, serving the cities of Menlo Park and Gilroy. His assignments included Gang and Narcotics teams, SWAT, and traffic motor officer. In 2018 Brent received the Life Saving award for saving two residents of Gilroy as well as being named Officer of the Year. In 2019 Brent was diagnosed with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy or ARVC. This is an inherited condition which causes a dete...

Episode 5 - Tim Garcia spent 28 years in law enforcement having served in multiple functions including investigations, tactical team, and supervision. He retired from law enforcement at the rank of assistant chief. As a police officer Tim received the Purple Heart for being shot in the line of duty and the Medal of Valor. Additionally, Tim served in the U.S Coast Guard as a Port Security Specialis...

In this episode I sat down to talk with Hal “Bull” Schmitt Hal Schmitt is a Navy veteran, and the owner and winemaker at Volatus winery in Paso Robles California. Hal was commissioned as a naval aviator in 1995. He deployed in support of Operation Southern Watch and deployed again in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In 1999 Hal was selected to attend Strike Force Tactics Instructor training at...

Episode 1 - Shiloh Catanese is a police psychologist with a large Southern California law enforcement agency. Before a career change to forensic psychology, Shiloh was a police officer for seven years. After a decade assessing sexual disorders, compulsions, and criminal offending behavior she returned to law enforcement helping police officers addressing PTSD and mental health. She has trained law...

Episode 2 - Pete Stephens served in the United States Marine Corps from 2002 to 2010, ending his enlistment as a Staff Sergeant. During his time in the Marine Corps, Pete was a Senior Drill Instructor, training seven platoons before returning as an Instructor at DI School. After leaving the Marine Corps, Pete became a police officer in the San Francisco Bay area. From 2010 to 2019, he served in as...

Episode 3 - Matt Bogaard of Bogaard Group International (BGI) walked away from a career as a police officer after 15 years for a career change to global security, working for Dream Works Animation. Then, 5 years later he started his own global security consulting firm BGI. Today, his clients include the entertainment, video gaming, financial services, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, and retail ind...

The Transition Drill Podcast Release Day: Mondays Episode Type: Guest Interviews Audience: Military veterans, first responders, law enforcement,fire/EMS, and their supporters Description: The Transition Drill Podcast features candid, long-form interviews withmilitary veterans, law enforcement officers, firefighters, and first responderswho’ve navigated the emotional and professional challenges of...